How to Get Past Your Distaste of Selling
“Understand that you need to sell you and your ideas in order to advance your career, gain more respect, and increase your success, influence, and income.” – Jay Abraham As we keep telling you, just about anyone can start a business. But there’s an important caveat – and it jumped…
READ MORETime to (Re)Build Your Portfolio
The last 10 months in the market have been terrible. The Dow is down more than 30 percent, the S&P is down around 35 percent. One day we may look back on this year as the single greatest financial crisis ever, depending on how the next few months unfold.
READ MOREHow to Avoid the World’s #1 Copywriting Mistake
I’d say it’s the #1 mistake most untrained or beginner copywriters make…
I’m talking about focusing inward on yourself instead of outward on your prospect or customer.
I was reminded of it again just this morning as I drove by a local sub shop.
READ MORE2 Ways That Widgets Can Bring You More Traffic
One way to attract traffic to your website is with “widget bait” – offering useful WordPress add-ons. But that’s not the only way to make your site more appealing to potential customers.
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9 Strategies for Successful Joint Ventures
Quickly scale your business by creating a joint venture with an existing company that already serves your marketplace. Here’s how to do it.
READ MOREWhere Are the Superstar Employees Hiding?
Your business is growing rapidly. But you have trouble keeping up with ever-increasing orders, customer service is suffering… and you feel overwhelmed.
READ MOREThe Waiting Place
But a waiting place isn’t necessarily a bad place to be. Especially when it comes to your investments. Right now, I feel like I am in a waiting place. Going through my charts each morning, I am finding it difficult to find trades that I am willing to send to my K.I.S.S. investment service subscribers. My gut tells me that we are about to see a huge rally in the overall market – and with the number of stocks that are oversold, it is difficult to recommend put positions right now.
READ MOREA Surefire Way Not to Get Hired
Jobs are hard to come by these days. So when my friend “Carly” was offered an interview a few weeks ago, I was really pulling for her. She’s smart and seemed perfect for the position – but ended up not getting the job. I believe it was mainly due to a common interviewing mistake she made. But you can boost your chances of getting any position just by learning from Carly’s failure.
READ MOREPiggyback Your Way to New Customers
To find potential piggyback partners, you’re going to have to do a little legwork (or phone work). If you are a masseuse, for instance, you might contact local gyms, sportswear shops, and beauty salons. If you are a party planner, you could contact paper goods stores, local bands, and event venues.
READ MOREThe Main Thing You Should Focus On
“How do I keep my website safe from hackers?” This was a question I fielded at Rich Schefren’s Strategic Profits seminar earlier this year. The Internet business owner who asked the question really wanted to know the answer. But I couldn’t help but roll my eyes.
READ MOREEnlightened Hospitality
Dinner at New York’s Modern (a restaurant inside the Museum of Modern Art) is typically a tasting menu or a three-course prixe fixe menu. On a recent visit there with my friend Dan, I went for the tasting menu, with an accompanying glass of wine for each course. The service was spot on and the food was excellent. But what I really want to tell you about came about three-quarters of the way through our meal.
READ MOREHomebuilders Make a Nice Contrarian Play
The housing market is mired in a slump that shows no signs of letting up. Home values continue their slide. Foreclosures are at a record-setting pace. So why am I bullish on homebuilders?
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